ART 176 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Yuan Dynasty, Hanging Scroll, Shen Zhou
7 Feb 2017
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Person know how to write -> person know how to paint. Western art is representational and chinese art is not representational (when western art first introduced, it was not viewed as art) Han chinese feel that every one else is barbarian so very traumatic. Social expectation at the time: be good son and become educated to serve the court --> but now that they are ruled by other people, didn"t know if it was betrayal of their own people. Hand scroll: sideways, meant to be held and viewed arms length at a time. Autumn colors on the qiao and hua mountains. Want viewers so appreciate the old chinese art style. Always has a small architecture that is disproportionate to the surrounding. Professionals- fulfilled the desires of theose outside the court. Literati painters: small (literati don"t like the professional s) Litterati art (make art for themselves, not money) Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk.
